It is almost a necessity for anybody who has diabetes to meet with a registered dietician. This is to ensure that both of you work hand in hand to work out a meal plan that will go with your lifestyle. In times like this, professional help will do a lot of good.
Whatever the situation, your physician will help you spread the intake of sugar more or less evenly throughout the day, for proper glucose balance in the blood. It is much easier to control diabetes if there is a good diet plan to follow. You could find out the diabetes food pyramid to accomplish this.
A beneficial diabetes menu plan consists of foods low in sugar, fat and salt content.
The major composition of your diet should be from fruit and vegetables, a third from cereals, breads and potatoes and another third from meat, fish and dairy products or suitable alternatives to animal products to cater for vegetarians.
The inclusion of a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, cereals and other nutrient-dense foods in your diet is therefore of utmost importance.
The guideline goes thus
* Breads, grains, starchy foods and legumes- intake should be between 5 to 10 helpings
* Vegetables and fruits- 3 to 6 helpings
* Milk and yogurt- 3 to 5 helpings
* Meat (proteins)- 1 to 3 helpings
* Fats and sweets-you should use these sparingly or none at all
A good diabetic menu is supposed to be a healthy diet plan for all the family. You will be made to acquire reasonable eating habits while still being able to eat a balanced diet and enjoy what you love eating.
Keep it in mind when you want to plan your diet: diabetes is not a disease that can be eliminated, but can be controlled with a very good diet
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December 1st, 2009 at 9:05 pm
I am about to cook a diabetes menu as I have freinds round tonight, two of whom are diabetics. Your website has been a great help as I was unser of what to cook, thanks